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Sony brings forward the releasedate for the film by a week to December 22nd

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc DVD ($28.96), 2-disc DVD ($36.95), and 2-disc Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of District 9 for the 22nd December. Extras on the 1-disc DVD will include a director's commentary, a 3-part documentary ("The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log"), and a Koobus Big Gun feature. The 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray releases will include all that, along with additional featurettes ("Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Wikus", "Innovation: Acting and Improvisation", "Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9", "Alien Generation: Visual Effects").

Synopsis

Quote: From producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original sciencefiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.

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Bibi wrote: the collector's edition of Stranglehold came packed with the movie Hard-Boiled.

well that made sense since Stranglehold was a sequel to that movie but GOD 3 with District 9 makes no sense...i'm sure its just a "we own both" thing but you'd think they'd put a demo of a game that shared similarities or a theme. but a movie about aliens with a game about mythological greece? hmmm. lol

The Blu-Ray will also come packed with the Demo of God Of War III for the PS3 system but this is not the first time something like that is done as they are pretending because the collector's edition of Stranglehold came packed with the movie Hard-Boiled.

No, You're a punk who loves at home with his parents, dyes his hair blue, watches wrestling on saturday nights, banned on numerous websites by the name of Frilsh, and repeats the same moronic comments on message boards over and over again. Stay on your meds!

That's where I know this guy from then, it's the same pathetic stuff as Frilsh, why people feel the need to troll websites I'll never know.........

stevepulaski wrote: I feel sorry for retards that spent money to see horrible, fan-fare hyped movies like Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe. This was thrilling and not the kinda CGI that is noticeable. Definitely a pick up.

Not to have a go at you mate, but I and no doubt others strongly object to the use of the 5th word you typed in this statement, it is both offensive and ignorant, please can you refrain from using it in future, this is a Blu Ray / DVD website where terms like this have no place in it's discussions.

District 9 and MOON were the best movies of the year in my book. I can't wait for District 10 in 3 years or hopefully sooner. Sure, there were bigger box office boffo's but when it comes to quality movie making in a genre generally snubbed by critics and award panels, these 2 movies were by far the best of the year. Both movies are great additions to the DVD collection.

I agree the 2 Disc should be different you don't need a quote on the 2 disc and you can be a little more inventive with the artwork. I've said it before, only people that saw the movie and are fans are buying the 2 disc so why not cater to them?

I guess I am in that small group that didn't like it either. Maybe it's because it was hyped up as one of the best sci fi movies... seemed like everyone was praising it and when I actually saw it... not so much praise from me. Sry.

Ray Waterway wrote: However, though, I wonder why they would choose to release this after Christmas. This'd make a great stocking stuffer and sales would probably go through the roof. People have to have something to spend those gift cards on after Christmas.

This was a brilliant movie. Loved the social commentary and the satire. Also grateful for its "delayed" release - starting with "Speed" in 1994, the window between theater and home video has been shortening at an alarming rate. I know, it's to keep in line with today's customer demand and to capitalize on popularity before it fades from the public consciousness. However, though, I wonder why they would choose to release this after Christmas. This'd make a great stocking stuffer and sales would probably go through the roof.

stevepulaski wrote: I feel bad for the faggets that saw Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe and skipped this. Yeah...that's sooooo much better than calling them all retards in your last, nearly identical post.

This looks like it'll be my New Year's Eve movie this year. I have no life so my new tradition is watching a couple movies on the last night of the year starting with a recent release. Last year it was 'Resident Evil: Degeneration'.

No, You're a punk who loves at home with his parents, dyes his hair blue, watches wrestling on saturday nights, banned on numerous websites by the name of Frilsh, and repeats the same moronic comments on message boards over and over again. Stay on your meds!

That's where I know this guy from then, it's the same pathetic stuff as Frilsh, why people feel the need to troll websites I'll never know.........

stevepulaski wrote: I feel sorry for retards that spent money to see horrible, fan-fare hyped movies like Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe. This was thrilling and not the kinda CGI that is noticeable. Definitely a pick up.

Not to have a go at you mate, but I and no doubt others strongly object to the use of the 5th word you typed in this statement, it is both offensive and ignorant, please can you refrain from using it in future, this is a Blu Ray / DVD website where terms like this have no place in it's discussions.

King wrote: Danny Parker wrote: King wrote: Danny Parker wrote: King wrote: I hated this movie

Great story. Would read again. A++++

OK, I HATED THIS MOVIE

Thank you, your majesty.

Damn right I'm a majesty

No, You're a punk who loves at home with his parents, dyes his hair blue, watches wrestling on saturday nights, banned on numerous websites by the name of Frilsh, and repeats the same moronic comments on message boards over and over again. Stay on your meds!

BillWatkins wrote: It's odd that Sony is one of the few companies that still give DVD all or most of the same extras as Blu-Ray when they invented the BR format. You would expect WB and Sony to have opposite stances.

Actually, WB & Sony do have opposite stances. WB seems to only release certain films (Hangover, HP) on 2-disk DVD, but movies just as good (Terminator) only get 1 disk DVD.

I was not too fond of the movie either. I mean it was good to watch, but only once. I have no idea why the main lead got so many props for acting either. I found him irritating. The prawns were pretty good, but I found the movie a little heavy-handed with it's apartheid theme.

I loved this movie so much. It was brilliant from start to finish. Such a fresh take on the sci-fi genre, which isn't a genre I'm particularly interested in, but I truly enjoyed this one. I can't wait to watch it again on DVD and fall in love with it all over again. Here's hoping for a sequel announcement any day now...!

Oh yeah, words can't express how much better this is compared to the s**tty likes of "Transformers 2." And for the pricetag and length ($30 million dollar 113-minute movie), it didn't wear out its welcome.

Christopher and the other prawns were much more fluidly integrated and convincing than Optimus Prime.

William Coffey wrote: I'm surprised they're not including the original short.

Agreed and I hope they'll reconsider that decision because the short is quite great (and astounding in its effects even more so than the film considering it was done on an even smaller budget) all in of itself. Called "Alive in JoBurg," check it out on YouTube.

Helmer Neill Blomkamp is a new writer/director to keep an intensely-close eye on!

I loved District 9 and was surprised at how much I liked it. Although I'm disappointed in the substandard extras and the release date. While the extras are okay, I expected a plethora of them, especially since the film was a success financially and critically. I am sad at the release date because it's after Christmas, which wasn't such a smart move on Sony's part. I also would have liked the short included. Sorry, for my rambling lol.

What no deleted scenes?!? There're apparently loads of scenes that were shot as part of the 'improv' shooting style they used, including the Prawn interview sequence that's in the trailer but not the movie...

It's exceptional in all areas and IMHO one of the best of this summer, and they did it without any big stars or massive budgets, now that's quite an achievement. So far, this has been a great year for Sci-fi movies, Moon was outstanding and so was this, definitely a day 1 purchase.